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maidenhead
[ meyd-n-hed ]
noun
- the hymen.
- maidenhood; virginity.
Maidenhead
1/ ˈmeɪdənˌhɛd /
noun
- a town in S England, in Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames. Pop: 58 848 (2001)
maidenhead
2/ ˈmeɪdənˌhɛd /
noun
- a nontechnical word for the hymen
- virginity; maidenhood
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maidenhead1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maidenhead1
C13: from maiden + -hed, variant of -hood
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Example Sentences
He continued at Maidenhead till his health was thoroughly re-established, and then he returned to London.
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She has gone to stay away from me for the first time in her life; she is at Mrs. Feversham's, at Maidenhead, for the night.
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We shall ha guests to day, I lay my little maidenhead; my nose itches so.
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Come, my hearts, let's make all things ready for the execution; here's a maidenhead must be cut off without a feather-bed.
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Maidenhead, or Maidenhithe, is now almost the central point of those pleasure-lovers who frequent the Thames.
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